Grace A. Medeiros

DARTMOUTH — Grace Anne (Hammond) Medeiros, age 84, of Dartmouth, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. She was the wife of Eugene Medeiros III, with whom she shared over 50 years of marriage.

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Posted Jun. 14, 2014 at 3:45 PM

Posted Jun. 14, 2014 at 3:45 PM

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DARTMOUTH — Grace Anne (Hammond) Medeiros, age 84, of Dartmouth, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. She was the wife of Eugene Medeiros III, with whom she shared over 50 years of marriage.

Grace was born and raised in Fairhaven, a daughter of the late Ernest and Maude (Smith) Hammond. She graduated from Fairhaven High School and moved to Dartmouth in 1968. She worked as an Inspector for the Golf Division of the Acushnet Company for many years. She was a devoted Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother who loved spending time with her family. She was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan, and enjoyed knitting, puzzles and word searches.

Surviving in addition to her husband: one son Eugene Medeiros IV of Somerset; five daughters, Janice A. Alston and her husband Ed of Brockton, Sue Ellen Hammond of New Bedford, Brenda L. Neally and her husband Jim of Keokuk, IA, Karen L. Roberts of Seekonk and Pamela J. Leary and her husband John of Brockton; two sisters, Marilyn "Mal" Rego of Acushnet and Elizabeth "Liz" Viveiros of Fairhaven; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was also the sister of the late Ernest Jr., Norman, Henry, Robert and Richard Hammond and Henrietta Costa.

Her Services were under the care of the Waring-Sullivan Home of Memorial Tribute at Dartmouth, 230 Russells Mills Rd., Dartmouth.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to the Schwartz Center for Children, 1 Posa Place, Dartmouth, MA 02747. For online tributes please visit www.waring-sullivan.com